Average volume of alcohol consumption, patterns of drinking, and all-cause mortality: Results from the US national alcohol survey

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 64-71

  Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c,d,g   Greenfield, Thomas K ^e,f   Rogers, John D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Data collection; Drinking; Drinking behavior; Follow up studies; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DATA ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035153717     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.1.64     Document Type: Article

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